• Last updated Today by Marie Joye

Hi! I am new to owning chickens and would appreciate any help. One of my Silkies (2 weeks old) has a water eye that's irritated and a little red. I can tell its really bothering the chick because it keeps scratching at it. All around the eye the feather are all matted down from the little bit of fluid that is coming from it and I think that's why the chick keeps scratching at it. The fluid is not Pusey though. Its clear fluid. I've been wetting the eye with warm water to give it relief and that does seem to give the chick some relief for a little while. Thank goodness... read more

• Last updated Today by My Six Chicks

Here are some of the six chicks. All 1 week old, and i got them at my local agway I will post more as they come!  We have 1 gold sex link, 1 black australorp , 2 production reds, and 2 silver laced wyandottes.  So far two have names. the black australorp is Oreo, and one of the reds, (the one with the pink beak) is benedict!   read more

• Last updated Yesterday by jpruett86

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• Last updated Yesterday by Poultry Friend

I recently decided to take the plunge and get some hatching eggs via mail. My first package arrived no issues, so I bought some from the same person. I checked the tracking number over and over, but after the second day, it was never scanned again.   I was heartbroken. My poor eggs! Because they were not insured there was nothing to be done. The wonderful seller sent me more eggs for the cost of shipping, but she could have sold those, so she is out that money. I mentioned to a chicken group that everyone should insure their eggs and the responses I got were... read more

• Last updated 5/16/13 by thehensleyfive

We started with the idea of a few hens back in the winter.  Then because we had some room to grow, eight pullets seemed reasonable.  In February our local farm store owner, Mark,  talked me into chicks.  My husband suggested we get a dozen in case we lost a few.  We then pre-ordered sixteen chicks, in case we lost a few.  Finally, on arrival day, Mark gave each of my little ones a chick of their very own.  Amazingly we didn't lose one chick.  Now we have a flock of nineteen pullets with six different breeds.                        We have a total of... read more

• Last updated 5/11/13 by PrincessTaylor

This is Annie (about 4 1/2 weeks old).  We are pretty sure she is a Barred Rock. This is our first time raising chickens, so it has been quite an adventure.  This little girl (presumably... ) has grown to be a favorite, and she comes right up to the front of the cage whenever we are near by.  One of my favorite things about chickens so far?  THEY LOVE THE CAMERA! :D  Few animals will help you take a picture -- these ones have it all!  They look into the camera, they turn there head, they look at you with these big beady eyes!!! And so the adventure... read more

• Last updated 5/11/13 by el pollo rey

  Describe 'Costa Ricas finest flock' here WE have been importing various breeds of birds to Costa Rica for the last few years in a attempt to breed a hybrid layer at a low price to family's with limited resources to provide dietary protein at minimum cost or project has seen pure new Hampshire from various stock in Ohio also we have light Sussex German new Hampshire silver laced wyandotes and a few bantys we enjoy or birds and treat them like spoiled kids so far we have created what we call the Costa Rica comet a hybrid sex link layer that has provided eggs to... read more

• Last updated 5/9/13 by ArtGirl

Hello and welcome to my flock. My flock consists of 3 roosters, 3 laying hens, 6 41/2 week old chicks and 3 ducks. We don't use our chickens and ducks for meat but we like to get eggs from them and they are so calm. They are just like having a dog without the hair, maintenance and having to give them attention all the time.When the chicks start laying we should be a mix of brown with green, blue, yellow or pink ones.   THE CHICKENS   This is Spot. We got her around Christmas as a Christmas present. She is a mix of RIR, Australorp and a mystery chicken. She... read more

• Last updated 5/7/13 by CountryChick5

Describe 'Starr Family Chickens' here: Well, we began with a flock of 4, and now have a flock of 3 with 1 sitting on 6 eggs . So, here goes. Lucy: Lucy came from nighbors who had 20 chickens. She is a Buff orphington, who is about 1 and 1/2 years old. She is my favorite, because the very first day we had her, she "attacked" my sister. (Really, my sister scared her and she flew up in her direction...) . She is best buddies now with Wilma.   Ethel: Ethel is much, much, much calmer than her previous buddy Lucy. (She's broody now, and well, you know how broody hens... read more

• Last updated 5/6/13 by annewandering

A progressive photo and verbal account of our chicks and chickens   Three Easter Eggers from Cal Ranch >Dunlap Purchased May 4th. Clerk said they were 2 weeks old.     (above) Has the chipmonk back and head with barred feathers it looks like on the wings.   (above) Mostly shades of gray with barring on the wings. Wondering if this is going to be a Blue?      (above) Yellow chick with silvery white wings. I am beginning to see an underlying grey on the head.     The chicks are under a red light so they have red tinges but are not that... read more